Ben Patterson Email & Phone Number

Charleston, SC, US

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

• Assigns, tracks, and supports task responsibilities to project team members.
• Manages internal and external client expectations. Identifies, assesses, and minimizes project risks to successful project completion.
• Analyzes and documents current processes and workflows.
• Work as an integral part of the OPs team to oversee small projects as needed.
• Participate in Risk Management, evaluating risk levels and implications at the Project level.
• Participate in Configuration Management practices support and execute all applicable phases of the project lifecycle (e.g., initiation, planning, execution, monitor/control, close-out) as required for any waterfall.

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Working in the Infrastructure Services Department within the IT Division at TTC.

Ft. Campbell, Kentucky

• I advised the Chief Information Officer of a 10,000 plus member organization on all aspects relating to the operation, installation, and maintenance of a dual classification network on one of the Army’s premier.
• Supervised the CIO staff on several key projects that included the annual life cycle of end user devices, conference room A/V upgrades, new equipment fielding, and training planning. Projects ranged in value from 60k.
• I lead the effort to modernize and streamline the organizations centralized training program on new equipment resulting in better quality training and an 30% throughput increase.
• I served as a key member on a team that devised the transition plan from onsite to remote working during the initial COVID outbreak for the entire organization. I leveraged key collaboration technologies from CISCO.
• Supervised the core staff of 450 personnel on the effective operation and utilization of communication infrastructure during dispersed operations for the key biannual training exercise.
• Managed the development program and served as a senior mentor for senior members of the organizations IT workforce.

Joint Base Lewis-Mchord, Washington

• Principal advisor of operations for a 600-person signal organization and associated units / agencies. Provided manning oversight, including training and professional development of all associated staff. Advised on.
• Supervised the readiness and training of 60 small network communication teams that each supported between 20-200 users depending on the equipment configuration.
• Managed the development of a junior leader certification program for team leaders to ensure they had the requisite skills to lead in an austere environment.
• Planned the installation of the local area network for two remote training exercises that validated the organizations’ ability to operate, maintain, and secure a network.
• Routinely lauded by supervisors for standing out among three sister organizations for having the most knowledgeable IT workforce which consistently produced superior results.

Ft. Bliss, Texas

I attended the Sergeants Major Course (SMC) which is the capstone of the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System (NCOPDS) and seeks to educate Master Sergeants and Sergeants Major, to effectively assist commanders and field grade officers accomplish their units’ missions.The course in considered the premier leadership school for.

Ft. Ap Hill, Virginia

• I served in the main role of Assistant Director of Information Technology with additional duties as a project manager and operations manager for the Asymmetric Warfare Training Center. The facility consisted of new.
• Managed the network infrastructure installation project for the entire facility following the governments acceptance from the construction company in 2014. The project remained on time and on budget over the 6 months.
• I wrote the A/V requirements packages for classrooms, conference rooms, and dorms which resulted in a contract valued at 675K that I maintained oversite on during the period of performance.
• Organized and coordinated 18 separate local, inter-agency, and multi-service training events for over 400 Soldiers, Civilians, and Contractors with secure communications.
• Guided a team of 24 personnel through an accelerated Satellite Communication program that enabled timely incorporation of 8 micro satellite systems.

Ft. Campbell, Kentucky

I performed duties as the supervisor of a team of 30 communicators that were broken up into 3 teams, Networks, Line of Sight Communications, and Beyond Line-of-Sight Communications (SATCOM). I was responsible for providing a robust network for the organizations staff to communicate with outlaying organizations. The job was to be able to accomplish this in.